Sebeta City F.C.
Sebeta City (Oromo: Magaalaa sabbataa; Amharic: ሰበታ ከተማ, Sebeta Ketema) is a professional football club based in Sebeta, Ethiopia. They play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top division of Ethiopian football.
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| Full name | Sebeta City Football Club | |||
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| Founded | 2005 | |||
| Ground | Sebeta Stadium Sebeta, Ethiopia | |||
| Capacity | 5,000 | |||
| Chairman |  Obsa Legese | |||
| Manager | Abraham Mebratu | |||
| League | Ethiopian Premier League | |||
| 2020-21 | Premier League 8th of 13 | |||
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History
Sebeta City F.C. was founded in 2005.[1]
In the 2010–2011 season of Ethiopian Premier League, the club was relegated to the Ethiopian second division after finishing in fourteenth place.[2]
The club was promoted to the Ethiopian Premier League after winning their group in the 2018-19 Ethiopian Higher League season.[3]
Stadium
Their home stadium is Sebeta Stadium, which has a capacity of 5,000. As part of a sponsorship deal, the club announced that a standard football pitch would be constructed at Sebeta Stadium.[4] The renovation work at the stadium was finished in April 2020.[5]
Finances
In December 2019 the club signed a four year sponsorship deal, worth 18 million Birr a year, with Meta Abo Brewery.[4] The club had a contractual dispute with their former head coach Webetu Abate and the EFF after he left the club to coach the Ethiopian national team.[6]
Players
First-team squad
As of 8 January 2021[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club Officials
CEO: Alemayehu Mendaye
Chairman: Obsa Legese
Coaching staff
Manager/Head coach: Abraham Mebratu
Former Players
Savio Kabugo (2019-20)[7]
References
- "Sebeta Ketema". Soccer Ethiopia.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Ethiopia Premier League 2010/11". rsssf.com.
- Tsehaye, Dawit (September 11, 2019). "The 24 teams taking part in the new top-flight league". Soccer Ethiopia.
- Tolesa, Dawit (December 14, 2019). "Sebeta FC, Meta sign 18 mln birr sponsorship deal". The Reporter Ethiopia.
- Tesfaye, Alemayehu (April 21, 2020). "ሰበታ ከተማ ሜዳውን የማሻሻል ሥራ አጠናቋል". Soccer Ethiopia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Legesse, Mikael (April 5, 2021). "የአሠልጣኝ ውበቱ አባተ እና የሰበታ ኮንትራት ጉዳይ?". Soccer Ethiopia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Isabirye, David (July 3, 2020). "Defender Kabugo parts ways with Ethiopian club". Kawowo.
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